Associate Director, Paid Social

New York City, NY (On-site)

$97K/yr – $127K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 8 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end paid social programs, leading strategic plans, day-to-day optimization, team coaching, and cross-functional collaboration to drive client success.

  • Oversee flawless execution across Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Reddit and Snapchat
  • Provide strategic direction and mentorship to junior team members

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the flawless execution of paid social media campaigns across Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Reddit and Snapchat, ensuring all initiatives are delivered on time, within budget, and meet or exceed the performance goals while maintaining the highest standard of quality
  • Lead the development and presentation of comprehensive, data-driven performance media plans that align with client objectives and broader marketing initiatives
  • Ensure ongoing team delivery of account optimizations, recommendations/proposals, testing schedules and media analysis
  • Facilitate the development and documentation of best practices to improve operational efficiencies within the team and the group
  • Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with key clients, ensuring their needs and objectives are met or exceeded
  • Be well-attuned to client goals, market and needs, while keeping leadership informed of key opportunities, risks and business impacts
  • Effectively oversee day-to-day client communication, ensuring all team deliverables meet high client-facing standards
  • Identifies and drives innovative opportunities for account growth, including new platforms, tactics and technologies that align with client goals
  • Provide strategic direction and mentorship to junior team members, helping them develop their own strategic thinking
  • Lead the team in analyzing paid social performance data, extracting meaningful insights, and recommending actionable next steps. Ensures reporting is thorough and delivers value to clients

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications or equivalent field of study
  • 5+ years of social media experience in performance media; client side or agency preferred
  • 2+ years of demonstrated success in managing and leading a team of performance media specialists
  • Proven experience managing large-scale performance media campaigns; experience with social commerce campaigns a plus
  • Expert understanding of channel landscape, buying platforms and new / evolving product offerings
  • Experience with campaign management/ad serving technology (i.e. Double Click, DoubleVerify and social platforms: Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest & Snapchat)
  • Required PC proficiency and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
  • Demonstrated problem solving, organization, time management and project management skills
  • Ability to develop and implement comprehensive performance media strategies aligned with client goals
  • High attention to detail and the ability to move at an agile pace, capable of managing multiple campaigns and projects simultaneously

Benefits

  • Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
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Publicis Media

Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through leading agency brands Dysrupt, Infinite Roar, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith, as well as global accelerator PMX; immersive experience group PMCI (inclusive of Picture Motion and RDL Worldwide); and access to integrated platform-based technologies and offerings from CJ, Epsilon and Influential. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40]), Publicis Media’s digital-first, data-driven global solutions deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in over 100 countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

London, England, United Kingdom
11K employees (3,008 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$97K/yr – $127K/yr

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Associate Director, Paid Social

Publicis Media · New York City, NY · On-site